FOURTH TEST

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18770, 29 July 1935, Page 7

FOURTH TEST

ENGLAND 357 RUNS ROBINS PASSES CENTURY CRISP FIVE FOR 99 TATE’S RETURN POPULAR (Kicc. TV). Copyright—United Press Assn.) LONDON, July 27. The weather was dull and the wicket in good order for (lie opening of the fourth cricket test between' England and South Africa.

England won the toss, and elected to bat, making 357 in the first strike, and at the drawing of stumps for the day,, the tourists'had scored three runs without loss.

Siodlc and Tomlinson were dropped from the .South African team. Williams is twelfth man. Siedle has strained a knee, and Balaskas has injured .an arm. Five, of the South Africans suffered from slight food poisoning after eating lobster, but recovered.

■ Despite tHe threatening weather, 20,000 people were present. The pitch was moist, enabling Crisp to lift the ball. : Bakewell's timing, however, was excellent.

The Africans started badly, and missed four patches in the first hour. England batted cautiously, scoring only 40- in 50 minutes. Mitchell, who is usually safe, missed Bakewell when England was 71, but took Smith a minute or so later.

Barber was batting confidently when a mistimed hook dropped the ball into Langton’s hands. Bakewell and Hammond after lunch were cutting and driving magnificently, but the enterprise did not last, Hammond being bowled after making 18 in half an hour.

Crisp then accounted for Bakewell, whose innings included six fours, but be offered two catches. WYATT LEG BEFORE « Wyatt was dismissed under the new leg-before rule. 'Crisp took three wickets in throe overs at a cost of 11 runs.

Leyland sent up 200 after 190 minutes. Then rain held up the gamo for 10 minutes, after which, despite the poor light, Robins was hitting attractively. Leyland was then caught, by first slip. This partnership put on 105 runs.

Robins entered the nineties with three boundaries and completed his first century iii a'test. lie was bowled while hitting out. He did not give a Chance aud batted for 130 minutes. Tate signalled his return to the test with three leg boundaries, which were greeted with terrific applause. He was brilliantly caught bv VLIjo on nt the edge of tho boundary. Details of scores are:— ENGLAND

First Innings. Smith, c Mitchell, b Beil .. ... 35 Bakewell, b Crisp . . .. • • 03 Barber, c- Langton, b Bell .. • ■ 1 Hammond, b Crisp . . ~ .. 29 Wyatt, lbw., b Crisp .. .. 3 Leyland, c Mitchell, b Crisp ~ 53 Robins, b Bell .. .. .. 108 Verity, lbw., b Langton . . . . 10 Tate,'e Viljoen, b Vincent .. .. 34 Duckworth, c Nourse, b Crisp .. 2 Bowes, not out . - • • • • 0 Extras .. .. .. ..13 Total .. • • • • • • 337 Bowling analysis: Crisp took fivo wickets for 99 runs; Bell, three for 90; Vincent, one for 85; Langton, one for 59; Mitchell, none for 11. Fall of wickets: One for 71, two for 77, three for 123, four for 132, fivo for 141, six for 24(5, seven for 301, eight for 338, nine for 357. SOUTH AFRICA First Innings. Mitchell, not out .. .. • • - Rowan, not out .. • • • ■ 1 Total, none for .. .. - - 3 Bad light stopped play. 1

LEADING AVERAGES

SMITH AND GEARY (Received July 29, noon.) LONDON, July 28. Leading county cricket averages are as follows: —

-Baiting.— Runs. Average, .Smith (Derby) .. 1470 04.00 Barber . . 1083 01.00 Wyatt . . 1847 48.10 Holmes .. 1330 47.00 Sutcliffe .. . . 1390 47.03 •’ll. Parks .. .. 987 44.80 -Bowling.—Wkts. Average. 'Geary Clay Ill .. 54 13.00 13.98 Verity Howes . . 144 .. lio 14.00 14.02 llobins . . 07 14.94 Smith (Middlesex) 80 Tate .. • • Od 10.01 10.27